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Labor and Employment Law Briefing
June 29: Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a labor and employment law firm serving employers in the greater Springfield and Worcester areas, will stage a breakfast briefing on June 29 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, One Monarch Place, Springfield. Attorneys John Gannon and Meaghan Murphy will discuss important deci- sions from the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court involv- ing payment of wages and a new type of employ- ment claim related to personnel files. They will also talk about several significant labor and employment law cases including:
• Cases that address mandatory vaccination and other COVID-related issues;
• Amazon and Starbucks unionization cases; and • A few (not-so) fun cases that involve strange and unusual discrimination claims
“Due to the pandemic, it’s been two years since
we last held one of our live breakfast briefings,” said Gannon, a partner at Skoler Abbott. “We are happy to be able to return to our regular format for this popular event designed to help business own- ers, managers and human resources professionals stay up-to-date with employment and labor law mandates.” The cost for the briefing is $35 per per- son, which includes a continental breakfast and parking. For more information or to register, email [email protected] with the attendee’s name and company, or register online at bit.ly/ SAPJuneBreakfastBriefing.
Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour
Ongoing: Starting this past Juneteenth weekend, a new walking tour of local historic homes and muse- ums will showcase the unique history and contribu- tions of generations of Black families in Amherst that
ranged from music to manufacturing.
Ancestral Bridges, a local nonprofit organization, collaborated with the Amherst Historical Society & Museum, local organizations, and the descendants of local Black families to produce the Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour, a 1.5-mile story-filled tour that invites visitors to immerse themselves in the day-to-day experiences of Black Amherst residents from 200 years ago to more modern times. “There
is so much important Black history in Amherst that has been hidden from view for too many years,” said Anika Lopes, founder of Ancestral Bridges. “With this walking tour, we are pulling back the curtain, highlighting the way that my family and other Black and indigenous historic residents of Amherst lived and worked, what they hoped and fought for, so that Black youth and others can understand this part
of our history and use it to grow.” The Juneteenth Heritage Walking Tour is the first descendant-led and curated walking tour of its kind in the area. A family-friendly event on June 18 will serve as a kick- off of the walking tour and encourage local residents and visitors to explore exhibits featuring historic photographs, artifacts, and millinery that bring to life the essence of Black neighborhoods in Amherst. The tour begins at the historic West Cemetery to honor the lives and contributions of the all-Black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment and the famed 5th Cavalry, the soldiers who alerted Texas residents that the Civil War and slavery had ended. This event is the origin of the holiday cel- ebrated as Juneteenth. Additional tour stops include special exhibits at the Amherst History Museum with artwork and images from the mid-18th century and on; The Emily Dickinson Museum, where sto- ries of Charles Thompson and other Black residents familiar with the Dickinson Family are featured;
Hope Church, the first Black church in Amherst; and Goodwin Memorial AME Zion Church. The event to be emceed by descendant William Harris, Jr., president and CEO of Space Center Houston. Neighborhoods featured on the tour include the Westside District (Hazel Avenue, Baker Street, Snell Street, Northampton Road), which was designated a National Historic District in 2000 thanks to the efforts of Dudley J. Bridges, Sr.; and the neighbor- hood of McCellan, Beston, and Paige Streets. Also featured on the walking tour will be a special art installation by local artist Dr. Shirley Jackson Whita- ker that will highlight the Tote2Vote campaign, launched recently to raise awareness of voter sup- pression. Learn more at ancestral-bridges.org.
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Art with Heart
July 20: Community members are invited to attend
a free art exhibit and reception for the debut of Art with Heart, a collaboration between local grieving youth and caregivers and area artists. The exhibit will run the month of July with the reception on July 20 at 6 p.m. at the BOMBYX Center for Arts and Equity. Art with Heart, the vision of Shelly Bathe Lenn, pro- gram coordinator at The Garden: A Center for Griev- ing Children and Teens, paired local grieving youth and caregivers with artists to create art as an expres- sion of grief. Children ages 5 to 17 participated in
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